[c-nsp] Interworking on 6500s

[Chris Phillips]

Looking at interworking on 6500s with SUP720-3BXLs running SXI on 
non-PA, non-OSM and non-SIP/SPA cards.  The command takes going Ethernet 
to Ethernet.

connect TEST1 FastEthernet 9/25 FastEthernet 9/26

sh connect

ID   Name            Segment 1              Segment 2 
State
================================================================================
6    TEST1           Fa9/25                 Fa9/26 
ADMIN UP

or...

connect TEST2 FastEthernet 9/26 GigabitEthernet 7/16.4080 interworking 
ethernet

sh connect

ID   Name            Segment 1              Segment 2 
State
================================================================================
5    TEST2           Fa9/26                 Gi7/16.4080 
ADMIN UP

However, traffic does not seem to want to pass.

Looked over a few documents online.  They seem to suggest that 
interworking is only supported on SIP/SPA, OSM and PA cards.

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Cisco 7600 and 6500 Series Router Restrictions

•Layer 2 Local Switching supports the following port adapters and 
interface processors on the Cisco 7600-SUP720/MSFC3 router:

–All port adapters on the Enhanced FlexWAN module

–All SPAs on the SIP-200 line cards

•On the Cisco 6500 series and 7600 series routers, only like-to-like 
local switching is supported (ATM to ATM and Frame Relay to Frame Relay).

•Same-port switching is not supported on the Cisco 6500 series and 7600 
series routers.
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Has anyone have any experience to the contrary?

-- 
Chris Phillips